Reviews
2004 Single Vineyard (Donnybrook) Chardonnay
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2007 – 92 Points
“Glowing green yellow; highly focused an intense nectarine, grapefruit and melon; excellent balance and length. 92/100”
Peter Forrestal –Sunday Times Magazine
“The 2002 – 2004 Wise Single Vineyard Chardonnays are beautifully crafted: fine yet powerful, delicate yet persistent, bright yet deep.”
2003 Single Vineyard (Donnybrook) Chardonnay
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2006 – 94 Points
“Beautiful colour; complex barrel ferment inputs, but the nectarine and stone fruit more than cope; long and stylish.”
Tim White, Australian Financial Review
“This is a complex satisfying chardonnay”… “incredible quality to price ratio”
Ray Jordan, 2005/2006 Wine Guide - 90/100
“Awfully good wine this. Creamy cashew and nougat aromas merge with some subtle toasty oak and grapefruit tartness. The palate is balanced with a long flavour profile. Lees influence adds to the mouth feel and texture. Lovely structure.”
John Jens, Invinity Fine Wine Brokers
“This IS a Super Premium Chardonnay. The fruit is big, full obvious and round. It has the viscosity and great length of a very good Margaret River Chardonnay. It has tremendous length of flavour and great density… Absolutely outstanding. In fact fantastic.”
Max Allan, Australian Gourmet Traveller – Top Drops of the Month
“Welcome, another member of the exclusive club of Top Margaret River Chardonnays. This is multi-layered, rich and long, with nectarine, cream, wheatmeal and citrus flavours.”
Winestate, Annual Edition 2006 - The Best Wines of 2005 *****
“Very classy, complex aromas touched with smoky oak and slight diesel-like characters. Long, ripe, fleshy palate with long, intense, persistent peachy flavours. A very well-made wine $28”
2002 Single Vineyard (Donnybrook) Chardonnay
Peter Forrestal, The Sunday Times, 21 November 2004
“Top wine at the Geographe Show, this chardonnay from Donnybrook is a wonderfully complex wine with rich, concentrated grapefruit and cedary oak flavours. Good value.”
Winestate, Annual Edition 2006 - The Best Wines of 2005 ****1/2
“Good example of a big, ripe style. A delightful bouquet of lemons and restrained sweet cashew nuts. Powerful persistenc eof varietal fruit flavours. Just a touch flabby. $28”
2001 Single Vineyard (Donnybrook) Chardonnay
Ray Jordan’s Guide to Wine 2003/2004 – 87/100
“A most impressive wine showing the emergence of this area in the Geographe region. It’s a crisp, fine and delicate wine, yet there is a substantial kick of quite powerful fruit that just keeps on keeping on. The flavour is balanced and lingers to a sustained finish. Impressive stuff..”
Bill Thompson, The Sunday Times, 10th August 2003
“The 2001 Wise Donnybrook Valley Chardonnay, $25, from vineyards planted in 1998, is a move towards a more elegant style. There are heaps of ripe melon and citrus flavours, with a touch of sweet savoury oak and a definite texture, but the wine is restrained in an elegant way.”
Donna Hay Wine Guide 2004
“Has a bit of everything – some oak toastiness, cashew savouriness and lemony soft finish. Take it along on your next Japanese outing”
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